vii, 280 pages ; 23 cm

Though Christmas is a time of peace and joy, there can be a dark side to holiday cheer -- murder and mayhem may lurk within the merriment. This tempting collection serves up Christmas crime stories from some of the best mystery writers of the past 150 years: Agatha Christie, Ellis Peters, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.C. Bailey, and Thomas Hardy

"Sixteen tales of murder and mistletoe"--Cover

Published by arrangement with Michael O'Mara Books Limited

The trinity cat / Ellis Peters -- A happy solution / Raymund Allen -- The adventure of the blue carbuncle / Arthur Conan Doyle -- An upright woman / H.R.F. Keating -- A book for Christmas / Christopher Hallam -- A pair of muddy shoes / Lennox Robinson -- The unknown murder / H.C. Bailey -- The buoy that did not light / Edgar Wallace -- A Christmas tragedy / Agatha Christie -- The ghost's touch / Fergus Hume -- The grotto / Pamela Sewell -- The show must not go on / David G. Rowlands -- Red lily / Dick Donovan -- The black bag left on a doorstep / C.L. Pirkis -- The grave by the handpost / Thomas Hardy -- Mr Wray's cash box / Wilkie Collins -- Solution of the endgame in 'A happy solution.'

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